Locating a Particular Article

If you are in an article database

Click the button. It provides you:

A direct link from a database citation to the electronic full text article if available

Other options to obtain the article if we don’t have e-access to it:A link to the GIL Catalog record for the journal where you can see if we have the journal in printA link to the Interlibrary Loan, with the citation information already filled in.

If you know the citation for an article and need to find the article

Go to GIL-Find and type the journal title in the search box without any articles (A, An, The) at the beginning. SelectJournal Title from the drop-down menu and click Go. The result list will show both the electronic version and the print version if available. Check the dates of the journal in all formats to see if we have the volume of the journal. If we don't have it in either format, request the article through Interlibrary Loan.

Got an abbreviated journal title and don't know the full title?

Typing the abbreviated journal title into GIL-Find will often find the journal. If not, look to the Journal Abbreviated Title <> Full Title box for other options.

Desktop Article Delivery (GSU Faculty and Grad Students Only)

For articles or book chapters that are available in print format in the University Library but not available online, GSU faculty and graduate students only may submit an ILLiad request to have them delivered electronically to you. Within three business days, your request will be web-posted and you'll get an e-mail notification with instructions on how to view it. See the Desktop Article Delivery page for details on how to use the service.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

A DOI is a unique and persistent identification number for the digital object with which it is associated. DOIs are
commonly assigned to online scientific articles. Many journals now require DOIs to be included in references. More about DOI.

Have a DOI and need to find out the citation?

If you are on campus, the DOI Resolver will take you to the "Find it at
GSU" page. This page not only shows you the citation of the article,
but also shows you if we have the article electronically or in print.
If we don't have it in either form, an ILL link will show up so you can
request it through Interlibrary Loan.

Have the citation and need to find out its DOI?

Go to the CrossRef Simple Text Query page, paste your reference in the box provided and click on "Submit". It will provide the DOIs if available.